AQW 13272/22-27

Mr Danny Donnelly
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 12/06/2024
Answered On Date: 17/06/2024
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the impact of encompass on children's chemotherapy services at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Answer:

The Trust had plans in place, pre encompass go-live, to protect time-critical work, for example, Paediatric patients requiring chemotherapy.

To date, one child has had the commencement of their chemotherapy slightly delayed with treatment which was scheduled for Monday delayed until Tuesday.

No other children requiring chemotherapy have been impacted during this time.